HJ sandman ute restoration

[pj350]

What a brilliant custodian of such a vehicle ...
Hats off to you mate.
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[wbute]

Not to be too pedantic, but it’s a Ute. Styleside isn’t correct. Ute, van and one tonner.

[pj350]

Not to be too pedantic, but it’s a Ute. Styleside isn’t correct. Ute, van and one tonner.

Don't know what you are meaning wb ute.

[Innuendo]

Hi all, it’s been a few months since the last update so I thought I would write a bit more and post some photos. I have been struggling to find information and detail on exact restoration and production picking slip or broadcast sheet numbers? The underneath is all done now, with rear axle back in.
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According to chat sites and what information I found, the front shock absorbers were black from factory and the rears on a style side ute were woodsman green. From what i have read the picking slip number was LF

Genuine lowering blocks?
Seriously but, that is some nice progress. Well done!

Not to be too pedantic, but it’s a Ute. Styleside isn’t correct. Ute, van and one tonner.

Don't know what you are meaning wb ute.

Australia never called them Styleside. We (Some Aussies) have been Yankafied.

[pj350]

Yes Styleside what the f... is a Styleside ..
For me it's a ute.

[Dr Terry]

Styleside was a term used for F-100 & GM type pick-ups in the US where the removable tray had a matching 'style' to the doors & front guards.

A proper ute doesn't have a removable tray so how can it be called a 'Styleside'. This is a Americanism. In Australia it is called a Ute !

I had a customer phone me the other day & he wanted to purchase a new fuel pump for his Nissan 350 "ZEE", after a few seconds I realised that he meant 350Z, but I still had to ask him what the hell he was talking about.

Dr Terry

[wbute]

Long and short box/bed pickup truck. As Terry said, a ute is all one piece from A pillar to taillight. Technically you could call those late model Ford Falcon commercials a styleside.
I don’t understand how this has come into our language in the last 5 years. Before that no one called a Holden one tonner a ute! They were always a “tonner”, short for one tonner. A ute was a ute and a van a van.
Probably just blame the internet for proliferation of mistakes I guess.

[HJsandman75]

Sorry guys, I will never refer to it other than a ute again.

Yes good pick up on the lowering blocks, the complete car resto is an attempt to be the closest to how it was delivered out the factory. I have the dealer rear window sticker and the start up instruction which hangs off the indicator stalk, but the ride height was the one thing i have altered and its 1 1/2 inches lower both front and back. It’s an easy swap back but I think it looks so much better sitting a little lower.

[Valencia]

Long and short box/bed pickup truck. As Terry said, a ute is all one piece from A pillar to taillight. Technically you could call those late model Ford Falcon commercials a styleside.
I don’t understand how this has come into our language in the last 5 years. Before that no one called a Holden one tonner a ute! They were always a “tonner”, short for one tonner. A ute was a ute and a van a van.
Probably just blame the internet for proliferation of mistakes I guess.

Its the same with certain people calling station wagons ( Longroofs its the youth of today) next time i hear a wagon called that im gunna slap them in the face with a chair
mark my words

[Innuendo]

Sorry guys, I will never refer to it other than a ute again.

Yes good pick up on the lowering blocks, the complete car resto is an attempt to be the closest to how it was delivered out the factory. I have the dealer rear window sticker and the start up instruction which hangs off the indicator stalk, but the ride height was the one thing i have altered and its 1 1/2 inches lower both front and back. It’s an easy swap back but I think it looks so much better sitting a little lower.

Owners Card "Important Message to Owner" hung from the headlight switch from the dealers yard. They have a slit from the top to the round punched hole for easy install. They also have a date code or other identifying features that give up the model it's made for when you know what to look for. I have no issue with the lowering of the car - they need it over factory spec!

Its the same with certain people calling station wagons ( Longroofs its the youth of today) next time i hear a wagon called that im gunna slap them in the face with a chair
mark my words

You can hand me the chair when you're finished and I'll use on the next millennial that tells me to do a skid. The idiot generation is upon us...